CTO Realty Growth Announces Hiring of Chief Financial Officer

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., Sept. 08, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CTO Realty Growth, Inc. (NYSE American: CTO) (the “Company” or “CTO”) today announced that Matthew M. Partridge has been appointed Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.

Mr. Partridge was most recently the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of Hutton, a private commercial real estate development and investment company headquartered in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Prior to Hutton, Mr. Partridge served as Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary of Agree Realty Corporation, a NYSE-traded net lease real estate investment trust (“REIT”), and prior to Agree, he was Vice President of Finance for Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, a NYSE-traded lodging REIT. Mr. Partridge received his MBA from Xavier University and a BBA in finance from Eastern Michigan University.

In addition to his position at CTO, Mr. Partridge will also serve as Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PINE), a single- tenant net lease REIT externally managed by CTO.

John P. Albright, President and CEO, stated, “We are excited to welcome Matt to the CTO and Alpine team as our Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer. Matt’s public REIT CFO and finance experience are a welcome addition, and we look forward to his contributions to the growth of both companies.”

About CTO Realty Growth, Inc.

CTO Realty Growth, Inc. is a Florida-based publicly traded real estate company, which owns income properties comprised of approximately 2.3 million square feet in diversified markets in the United States and an approximately 23.5% interest in Alpine Income Property Trust, Inc., a publicly traded net lease real estate investment trust (NYSE: PINE). Visit our website at .

We encourage you to review CTO’s most recent investor presentations which are available on its website at .

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